The most unendurable thing, to be sure, the really terrible thing, would be a life without habits, a life which continually required improvisation.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

With such a worshipping wife, it was hardly possible that any natural defects in it should not be increased. The extreme sweetness of her temper must hurt his.

You have touched me more profoundly than I thought even you could have touched me - my heart was full when you came here today. Henceforward I am yours for everything.

History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.

Hands are the medium of expression, as eyes are the windows to the soul.

The life blood streaming thro' my heart, Or my more dear immortal part, Is not more fondly dear.

I want to have a cultural impact. I want to be an inspiration, to show people what can be done.

Martin Campbell is a director who has that ability to marshal so many forces together and create a film.

James Brown's Live at the Apollo is not just a musical whiplash, it's a spiritual cleansing. You can just close your eyes and see him doing the splits, kicking the mic stand and doing a 360.

Learning is the ally, not the adversary of genius... he who reads in a proper spirit, can scarcely read too much.